Eyeglasses.



No. '760,008. PATENTED MAY 17, 1904.

' P. MOBWS.

EYEGLASSES.

APPLOATION FILED 00T.13. 1903.

NO MODEL.

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PATENT OFFICE.

EYEGLASSES.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 7 60,008, dated May 1'7, 1904.

Application filed October 13, 1903. Serial No. l76,9ll. (No model.)

To all whom it may 0070067 77,.-

Be it known that I, PAUL Mo EWS, a citizen of the United States, resicling at Detroit, in the County of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Eyeglasses, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The invention has reference generally to eyeglasses and speetacles, and particularly to a mounting or fitting adapted for use in connection with either.

The invention consists in the novel and simple Construction of the mounting Whereby the parts when assembled will be held against relative movement, in the peculiar'arrangement and combination of the parts, and in certan details of construetion, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of a pair of eyeglasses embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of one of the mountings. Fig. 3 is a Vertical central section through the mounting, and Figs. t and 5 are seetional perspective views of the end portions of the bridge-spring and nose-guard arm.

The reference-letter A represents the usual stud or post of the mounting, terminating at one end in a socket member B and at the other end in separated parallel straps C. The straps or cars are formed in the usual manner to engage upon opposite sides of and retain the lens I).

E is the curved guard for the lens, and F the clamping-screw, which engages a threaded aperture Gr in the post.

The soeket member referred to is preferably of the usual form in so far as the concave base-section a and parallel sides or walls a' and Z are concerned, the shape of the socket being reetangular. In the present Construction inelined seats H are formed in the soeket at the juncture of the sides With the base-seetion.

I designates the bridge-spring, or, as will be hereinafter termed, the bridge, the edges or sides of which at its extremities are turned up slightly, 'orming inclined flanges J.

K represents the extremity of the nose- In assembling the parts of the mounting the extremity or fianged portion of the bridge is inserted within the soeket with the flanges engaging the soats H, the bridge being so fashioned in cross-section that until the clamping is efl ected only the fiange portions thereof 6 5 will contact with the socket. The guard member is then arranged within the soeket with its con cave side in adjaeence to the bridge and its inclined faces engaging the fianges ot' the bridge. The screw F is then inserted and screwed within the post a suficient distance to flatten the guard slightly, causing a thrust to be exerted by the latter upon the bridgeflanges, thereby clamping the latter tightly within the soeket.

From the `c`onstruetion set forth it will be noticed that the guard-arn by reason of its pecnliar form contacts with the bridge only at the opposite edges of the latter, and the thrust exerted by the clamped guard is received by the socket at points where it is best able to withstand the clamping-viz., at the base portion beyond the parallel walls a, and I). When the parts are assembled, the parallel walls are not in any manner separated or 5 sprung apart, and the parts are thus held tightly in place against relative movement.

Attention is further directed to the fact that to obtain the clamping efl ect desired it is only necessary to slightly flange the bridge sides 9 and to but slightly bevel the soeket and arm. The result is that springs other than the particular type described may be used in connection with the other parts in the usual manne',

or, in other words, an interchangeability of IOO being pliable the upwardly-bent edges are easily straightened during the clamping, and thus brought in contact With the usual coneave socket-base.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. In a mounting for eyeglasses'or spectacles, the combination with a post carrying a socket member, of a bridge member and a guard member within the socket, the guard being fashioned to engage the marginal or side portions only of the bridge and to clamp the same to the socket-walls, and a clamping-screw extending through both members and engaging the post.

2. In a mounting for eycglasses or spectacles, the combination With a post having a channel-shaped socket member, the latter being provided With inclined seats at the june ture of its base and sides, a bridge member within the socket engaging the seats, a guard member also within the socket and contacting With the bridge, and a clamping-screw eX- tending through the bridge and guard members and engaging the post.

3. In a mounting for eyeglasses or spectacles, the combination With a post carrying a ing the bridge-fiange, and a clamping-screw eXtending through both members and engaging the post.

4. In amounting for eyeglasses or spectaoles, the combination with a post, of a rectangular socket member thereon having inclined seats formed upon its base at the juncture of the latter With the socket sides, a bridge member within the socket having its marginal or side portions flanged, the fianges engaging the seats, a guard member also within the socket having the side of face adjacent to the bridge concaved and the opposite edges beveled to engage the bridge-flanges and a clampingscrew eXtending centrally through the bridge and guard members and within the post.

In testimony Whereof I afix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PA UL MOEWS.

VVitnesses:

OSCAR B. MARK, HAZEL T. ToMsoN. 

